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Is software truly open source if you pay for additional features? Youranswer may depend on whether you side with the purists or the, ah,not-so-pure ...

A Wall Street Journal report that foreign hackers have repeatedly penetrated the U.S. power grid computer network has delivered a loud wake-up call ...

Does cloud computing cause a dilemma for application developers? Does it present problems that devs would not face in building software for earth-bound applications? ...

Open source healthcare IT solutions are just beginning to become acceptable alternatives toproprietary software systems. As is happening in other fields, opensource medical projects are getting noticed as cost-savingalternatives to proprietary vendors ...

Virtualization is a hot topic in today's demanding "get-more-for-less"business environment. Consolidating numerous computer systems so theyrun efficiently on fewer servers is a standard operating procedure formany IT departments. However, virtualizing entire server banks is notthe only way to achieve more efficient deployment of computingresources ...

Virtualization is an essential component for any IT outfit looking torun an efficient, manageable, waste-not-want-not shop. It's not justa tool for large call centers with big server farms. Evensmall- to medium-sized businesses with growing computer demands canbenefit from virtualization ...

Google opened a new channel onTuesday to distribute its latest beta release of the Chrome browser.The company also began on Tuesday a blog devoted exclusively to theChrome browser ...

Messing around with the hard drive's structure is high on my list of the most unpleasant things to do with a computer. However, my basic do-it-myself credo is to never pay a computer shop guy to do what I can handle myself. My corollary to that philosophy is to never pay for software you can get for free ...

The Linux Foundation (LF) has inked a deal that fosterscollaboration with SourceForge and acquires ownershipof Linux.com. ...

Many large enterprises still run critical applications on legacy Linux and Unix platforms. Much like the fabled Energizer Bunny, these old computing OSes keep going and going and going. Some of these are not even in production any more ...

After a year in development and testing, Google last month added an offline mail client to provide local access to mail folders when there is no Internet connection ...

The ongoing economic meltdown has presented a unique strategic opportunity to vendors of open source software. ...

Part 1 of this four-part series details the steps to acquire and install the beta edition of Windows 7. Part 2 takes a closer look at the OS's new features. Part 3 assesses the pros and cons of Windows 7 based on several weeks of experience using it. Part 4 considers whether or not Windows 7 has the marketing potential to excite consumers and enterprises into willingly embracing a new computing platform...

On Jan. 26, Lucid Imagination opened for business as the commercial entity for the Apache Lucene-Solr ecosystem. The new company hopes to unite both the Lucene and the open source developer communities under its wing by offering product support, training, consulting services and value-added software for enterprises using Lucene- and Solr-based search solutions...

Part 1 of this four-part series details the steps to acquire and install the beta edition of Windows 7. Part 2 takes a closer look at the OS's new features. Part 3 assesses the pros and cons of Windows 7 based on several weeks of experience using it. ...

Home computer users and small-business entrepreneurs usually know enough about broadband Internet security to protect their data with a firewall. In most of these cases, a single firewall at a point of entry to the computers or network is sufficient ...

Part 1 of this four-part series details the steps to acquire and install the beta edition of Windows 7. Part 2 takes a closer look at the OS's new features ...

The key to a successful business plan often hinges on who gets there first with a market-revitalizing product. Being first may not guarantee instant success, but it certainly makes those that follow behind play catch-up ...

The key to a successful business plan often hinges on who gets there first with a market-revitalizing product. Being first may not guarantee instant success, but it certainly makes those that follow behind play catch-up ...

California-based LeapFish launched a new style of search engine last month, offering users a multi-dimensional search aggregator that combines several features to provide more focused results. This one deserves a prominent spot in your browser bookmarks ...